or


    [wednesday, november 08, 2023]    
show: all posts | rants & reviews | interviews | ratings | video
[11/08/23 - 01:49 PM]
NBC Sports' 2023 NASCAR Coverage Delivers Viewership Gains and Milestones
The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series on NBC, USA Network, Peacock and NBC Sports Digital delivered a Total Audience Delivery of 2.47 million viewers across 20 races.

[11/08/23 - 08:12 AM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Week 9 Finishes Up 38% Year-Over-Year with More than 14.5 Million Viewers
Across all of television, "Monday Night Football" was the most-watched telecast of the night overall and across all key demos.

[11/07/23 - 01:31 PM]
"20/20" Is America's Most-Watched Program in Primetime Across Broadcast and Cable on Friday
"20/20" grew from the previous week (10/27/23) by double-digits in Total Viewers (+30% - 3.843 million vs. 2.960 million) and Adults 25-54 (+12% - 690,000 vs. 615,000), delivering season-highs in both measures.

[11/07/23 - 01:30 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers
For the 5th week running, "Nightline" improved year to year in Total Viewers (+8% - 914,000 vs. 847,000) and Adults 25-54 (+1% - 201,000 vs. 199,000).

[11/07/23 - 10:40 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Oct. 30: "All the Light We Cannot See" and "Locked In" Debut on Top
The limited murder mystery series "Bodies" stayed strong in third place while Mike Flanagan's horror series "The Fall of the House of Usher" came in seventh place with 2.8M views.

[11/07/23 - 09:11 AM]
VH1 Continues Its Ratings Surge with "Love & Hip Hop: Miami"
Season five finale of the groundbreaking reality franchise delivered its highest viewership total of close to 600K Total Viewers L+3 and grew its audience by double digits with its premiere episode that aired Monday, October 30.

[11/06/23 - 12:58 PM]
Food Network's Halloween Programming Scores
"Halloween Baking Championship," hosted by John Henson, launched on September 11 and wrapped on October 30, reaching more than 15 million viewers (across Food Network/Max/Discovery+).

[11/02/23 - 12:30 PM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Ranks as Week's No. 1 Late-Night Talk Show for 4th Consecutive Week
In fact, "Kimmel" marked its 4th consecutive week as the No. 1 late-night talk show among Adults 18-49, ranking No. 1 every week since the show returned with new episodes on October 2.

[11/01/23 - 08:56 AM]
"Saturday Night Live," with Host Nate Bargatze and Musical Guest The Foo Fighters, Scores a Season High in Total Viewers with 4.9 Million
The October 28 episode was the most watched since the December 10, 2022 episode hosted by Steve Martin and Martin Short.

[10/31/23 - 01:10 PM]
"Bobby's Triple Threat" Season Two Wraps with Double-Digit Gains
Plus: Food Network has ordered a season three pickup, which will air in 2024.

[10/31/23 - 12:32 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Grows Week to Week by Double Digits in All Key Measures
Season to date, "Tamron Hall" is improving over the same weeks last season in Total Viewers (+1% - 972,000 vs. 960,000), drawing its largest overall audience in 3 years.

[10/31/23 - 12:31 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in All Key Demos, Posts Double-Digit Gains Year to Year in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
"Nightline" took the top spot, beating CBS' "Comics Unleashed" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in all key measures for the 2nd week in a row.

[10/31/23 - 09:45 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Oct. 23: "Elite," "Burning Betrayal" and "Bodies" Claim the Top Spots
Making their list debuts were the true crime documentary "Get Gotti" in second place with 7.3M views and the natural history documentary "Life on Our Planet," narrated by Morgan Freeman, in third with 5.5M views.

[10/30/23 - 12:56 PM]
TLC Ranks as the #1 Cable Network Without Sports on Monday, October 23 Among Key Demos for the 17th Consecutive Week
"90 Day: The Last Resort" and "90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way" earned 1.55 and 1.29 L3 rating respectively among W25-54 and were among the top five primetime cable telecasts on October 23 among W25-54.

[10/26/23 - 02:36 PM]
Most-Watched ESPN NBA Opening Night in 11 Years and Second-Most Watched Ever
The Boston Celtics victory over the New York Knicks averaged 2,552,000 viewers, peaking with 4,351,000 viewers at 9:45 p.m. ET.

[10/26/23 - 01:02 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Scores Its Strongest Week Since April in Households and Total Viewers
"Live with Kelly and Mark" ranked as the week's No. 1 daytime talk show - network or syndicated - in Households (1.61 rating), Total Viewers (2.377 million) and Women 25-54 (0.51 rating).

[10/25/23 - 03:02 PM]
TBS Delivers Network's Most Watched MLB Postseason Game in Eight Years
Game 7 delivered the most-watched MLB Postseason game on the network in eight years, with 9.1 million total viewers across TBS, truTV and Max tuning in to watch the Arizona Diamondbacks capture the National League pennant and punch their ticket to the World Series.

[10/25/23 - 12:39 PM]
Close to 3.2 Million Total Viewers, P2+ Tuned in to the Midseason Premiere of "Sistas" and the Debut of New Judge Comedy Series "Ms. Pat Settles It" Last Wednesday Night
"Sistas" reigns as the #1 series on all of TV and remains the #1 scripted cable series with Black viewers for five consecutive seasons.

[10/25/23 - 08:25 AM]
ESPN Finishes 2023 Fiscal Year with Network's Best Overall Viewership Since 2019 Fiscal Year; Key Demo Persons 18-49 Also Best Since Fiscal Year 2019
The linear success is one arm of the company's fiscal year success, as ESPN+ and ESPN Digital each saw double digit percentage growth in key categories and ESPN Social saw a remarkable 25% growth in engagements.

[10/24/23 - 05:01 PM]
The CW Scores Biggest Saturday Night Ever with Thrilling Primetime ACC Football Game on Saturday, October 21
The matchup between the Virginia Cavaliers and the North Carolina Tar Heels delivered the network's largest audience on a Saturday night since national programming began on October 2, 2021 with 788,000 Total Viewers.

[10/24/23 - 03:24 PM]
"Monday Night Football" Garners More Than 18.6 Million Viewers, Driving a 57% Year-Over-Year Increase
"Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli" (ESPN2) delivered an audience of 1,068,000 viewers, the alternate telecast's 23rd consecutive episode with more than a million viewers.

[10/24/23 - 02:01 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in All Demos - Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
"Nightline" took the top spot, beating CBS' "Comics Unleashed" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 in all four weeks of the season.

[10/24/23 - 01:40 PM]
Hallmark Channel's Signature "Countdown to Christmas" Stunt Premieres to #1 Most-Watched Network and Programs All Weekend Long
Three all-new original movies each premiered as the #1 most-watched entertainment cable program on Friday ("Checkin' It Twice"), Saturday ("Where Are You, Christmas?"), and Sunday ("Under the Christmas Sky") among key demographics.

[10/24/23 - 01:31 PM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Grows to 9-Month High in Total Viewers
In addition, "Kimmel" built for the 2nd straight week in the key demo of Adults 18-49 (+14% - 0.23 rating vs. 0.20 rating) to post a new season high.

[10/24/23 - 11:21 AM]
On "Disney100 Night," ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" Grows to Its Top-Rated Telecast Since Its Season Premiere with Adults 18-49
"Dancing with the Stars" also jumped to 6.24 million Total Viewers after three days of cross-platform viewing.

[10/24/23 - 10:07 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Oct. 16: "Old Dads" Debuts at #1; "The Fall of the House of Usher" Rises to #1; "Dear Child" Enters Most Popular
Limited docuseries "Beckham" continued to shine in second place with 6.9M views.

[10/23/23 - 11:35 AM]
"When Calls the Heart," The Crown Jewel of Entertainment Cable for 10 Seasons Running, Delivers Major Ratings for Hallmark Channel
Dovetailing the top network rank, Season 10 delivered the #1 most-watched entertainment cable program every Sunday among Women 18+.

[10/23/23 - 09:14 AM]
TLC Ranks as the #1 Cable Network Without Sports on Monday, October 16 Among W25-54/18-49 for 16 Consecutive Weeks
"90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way" and "90 Day: The Last Resort" earned 1.45 and 1.43 L3 respectively among W25-54 and were among the top five primetime cable telecasts on October 16 among W25-54.

[10/20/23 - 04:45 PM]
ABC News Ranks No. 1 Across All Broadcast and Cable in Total Viewers for Special Report Covering President Biden's Primetime Address on the Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine Wars
The special featured Chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce joining from The White House and chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz from Israel.

[10/20/23 - 12:42 PM]
TLC Continues to Dominate as the #1 Cable Network on Sunday Nights with All Key Demos
Among W25-54, "Sister Wives" has been the #1 non-sports and non-news cable program each week since its premiere on August 20.

[10/20/23 - 07:07 AM]
ESPN College Football on Pace for Most-Watched Season Since 2016 - ABC is the Sport's Most-Watched Network
ABC is the most-watched network in college football and is off to its best seven-week start since 2017, averaging 4.4 million viewers and up 16 percent over 2022.

[10/19/23 - 04:57 PM]
ESPN's Game 4 of the 2023 WNBA Finals Presented by YouTubeTV is Most-Watched Game 4 on Record
Game 4 averaged 889,000 viewers, the most-watched WNBA Games 4 Finals on record, and up 124 percent from Game 4 in 2022.

[10/18/23 - 11:01 AM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Ranks as No. 1 Late-Night Talk Show for 2nd Consecutive Week Among Key Adults 18-49
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" grew over premiere week by 5% in the key demo of Adults 18-49 (0.20 rating vs. 0.19 rating).

[10/17/23 - 03:40 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54
"Nightline" took the top spot, beating CBS' "Comics Unleashed" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in all 3 weeks of the season.

[10/17/23 - 02:27 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Grows Year to Year for 4th Time in 5 Weeks in Viewers
"Live with Kelly and Mark" ranked as the week's No. 1 daytime talk show and No. 1 entertainment talk show among Women 25-54 (0.49 rating).

[10/17/23 - 09:46 AM]
The 49th Season Premiere of "Saturday Night Live," Hosted by Pete Davidson with Musical Guest Ice Spice, Draws 4.8 Million Viewers
That's an increase of 19% in total viewers and 31% in the demo vs. last year's season 48 premiere.

[10/17/23 - 09:18 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Oct. 9: "Beckham" and "Lupin" Hold Onto #1; "Ballerina" Debuts in Top Spot
"The Fall of the House of Usher" haunted its way into second place in its debut week with 6M views.

[10/17/23 - 09:18 AM]
NBC Sports Dominates Fall Weekends in Primetime - College Football Is #1 on Saturday Nights, "Sunday Night Football" Ranks #1 Across All of Primetime
On Saturday nights, NBC Sports is averaging 4.1 million viewers across NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports Digital platforms through seven college football games (9/2-10/14).

[10/16/23 - 11:35 AM]
TLC Ranks as #1 Cable Network Without Sports on Monday, October 9 Among Women 25-54/18-49 for 15 Consecutive Weeks
"90 Day: The Last Resort" and "90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way," earned 1.50 and 1.32 L3 respectively among W25-54 and were among the top five top cable telecasts on October 9 among W25-54.

[10/13/23 - 02:46 PM]
"Sister Wives" and "90 Day Fiance" Rank as #1 and #2 Cable Programs on Sunday Night with W25-54
In 2023 to date, "Sister Wives" is the #1 ad-supported cable program excluding sports on Sunday nights with P25-54, W25-54, W18-49 and W18-34.

[10/13/23 - 08:30 AM]
Hallmark Channel's "3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost" Spooks Up #1 Program of the Day, Week
What's more, the film grew a remarkable +52% in viewership from Live + Same Day to Live + 3, making it the network's most-watched 2023 premiere since "A Paris Proposal" in February.

[10/12/23 - 02:00 PM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Premieres as Week's No. 1 Late-Night Talk Show in Adults 18-49
In fact, "Kimmel" won premiere week in late-night for the second consecutive year in Adults 18-49.

[10/12/23 - 08:30 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Scores Its Top-Rated Week Since May in Women 25-54
"Live with Kelly and Mark" ranked as the week's No. 1 daytime talk show and No. 1 entertainment talk show among Women 25-54 (0.55 rating).

[10/11/23 - 04:46 PM]
FOX Wins Full 12-Month 2022-23 Broadcast Season Across All Key Adult, Men and Women Demos in Live + 7 Day Ratings
FOX had two of the top five highest-rated entertainment telecasts of the season in Adults 18-49, more than any other network.

[10/11/23 - 10:30 AM]
ABC's "The Golden Bachelor" Premiere Episode Hits 11.1 Million Cumulative Viewers Across Linear and Streaming in First Week
After just seven days of viewing across linear and streaming platforms, the September 28 debut telecast alone skyrocketed to 9.00 million Total Viewers, gaining an additional +4.64 million viewers in delayed cross-platform viewing.

[10/10/23 - 03:28 PM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Generates a Record Audience with More than 17.4 Million Viewers in Week 5
The audience peaked at 18.8 million (9-9:15 p.m.), and for two hours "Monday Night Football" averaged 18.1 million viewers (9-11 p.m.).

[10/10/23 - 02:51 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Is the Only Daytime Talk Show to Improve Week to Week and Year to Year in All Key Measures
On Monday (9/25/23), "Tamron Hall" turned in its strongest single-day telecast in Total Viewers (1.180 million) in 5 months.

[10/10/23 - 02:50 PM]
ABC News' 'Nightline' Ranks No. 1 in All Key Demographics - Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
On Monday (10/2/23), "Nightline" scored its most-watched telecast (1.271 million) in 16 months - since 6/8/22.

[10/10/23 - 09:13 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Oct. 2: "Beckham" and "Lupin" Debut at #1; "Nowhere" Enters Most Popular List
Season 4 of the coming-of-age series "Sex Education" stayed strong at #2 (6.6M views) while Season 5 of "Love Is Blind" came in at #3 (3.7M views).

[10/09/23 - 02:59 PM]
Cowboys-49ers on NBC and Peacock Is Most-Watched Week 5 "Sunday Night Football" Game Ever, Averaging 26.1 Million Viewers
For the season, NBC's "Sunday Night Football" is averaging 23.8 million viewers - "SNF's" second-best average ever through Week 5 (trailing only the record 2015 season), and up 14% from last season at this point.







  [november 2023]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
   


· SHOWATCH
(series past and present)
· DEVWATCH
(series in development)
· MOVIEWATCH
(tv movies and mini-series)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[11/01/24 - 11:54 AM]
"High Potential" Continues Linear Dominance as ABC Wins Tuesday 10 p.m. Hour in Total Viewers for First Time in 4 Years
Season to date through week five, "High Potential" stands as ABC's most-watched (10.42 million) new series in six years - since the 2018-2019 season with "The Conners."

[10/31/24 - 06:41 PM]
FOX Sports Caps a Postseason for the Ages as World Series Game 5 Delivers 18.6 Million Viewers
Across all networks, the 120th World Series dominated the television landscape with an average of 15,808,000 viewers, the best combined figure for the Fall Classic since 2017.

[10/30/24 - 03:14 PM]
FOX Sports Hits Grand Slam with Most-Watched World Series Game 4 Since 2016, Peaking at 18.2M Viewers
Through Game 4, the 2024 World Series across all networks is averaging 14,984,000 viewers - its best start since 2017.

[10/29/24 - 03:37 PM]
World Series Game 3: Monday's Most-Watched Program
On FOX, the broadcast averaged 13,208,000 viewers, making it the most-watched Game 3 since 2018.

[10/29/24 - 12:03 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Oct. 21: "The Lincoln Lawyer" Courts the Top Spot; "Don't Move" Debuts at #1
The new docuseries "This Is the Zodiac Speaking" debuted at #2 with 7.5M views and the feature documentary "Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare" stole #3 (7.2M views).

[10/29/24 - 11:30 AM]
CBS Premiere Episodes Soar in Multiplatform Viewership Led by "Matlock" Premiere Amassing 22.8 Million Viewers in One Month
Other highlights include the series premiere of "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage" amassed 10.6 million multiplatform viewers in its first seven days.

[10/28/24 - 03:50 PM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Is Top Program of the Night in Adults 18-49
Season to date, "Dancing with the Stars" stands as the No. 1 entertainment program on broadcast in Adults 18-49 (0.69 rating).

[10/28/24 - 02:05 PM]
Cowboys-49ers Averages Nearly 24 Million Viewers on NBC & Peacock in Most-Watched Week 8 "Sunday Night Football" Game Ever
NBC Sports' audience peaked at 26.4 million viewers in the second quarter (9:15-9:30 p.m. ET).

[10/27/24 - 02:17 PM]
Viewership Gains: World Series Off to Strongest Start Since 2017
With 13,444,000 viewers, it was the most-watched World Series Game 2 on FOX since 2018 (Dodgers-Red Sox: 13,508,000).

[10/26/24 - 01:12 PM]
Gibby, Meet Freddie: MLB Delivers 15.2M Viewers for World Series Game 1
It was the most-watched World Series Game 1 since 2017 (Astros-Dodgers: 15,328,000).

[10/25/24 - 10:57 AM]
The 2024 WNBA Season Delivers Record Viewership Across ESPN Platforms
The 2024 postseason averaged 1.1 million viewers - up 139 percent over 2023's postseason - making it the most-viewed WNBA postseason in 25 years.

[10/24/24 - 01:42 PM]
"Interview with a Killer" Sets Record with Most-Watched Court TV Original Series Debut
The show's initial telecasts were up +50% with Persons 2+ and +60% in P25-54, to become Court TV's top-performing original since the network began being Nielsen rated.

[10/23/24 - 12:35 PM]
"9-1-1" Concludes Wildly Exciting "Bee-Nado" Story Arc, Rising +89% in Total Viewers and +294% in Adults 18-49 Over Initial Live + Same Day Audience
On linear, "9-1-1" ranked as the top entertainment program of the night in both Total Viewers (7.39 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.75 rating).

[10/23/24 - 11:25 AM]
It's a Hallmark Channel Christmas Across Entertainment Cable
"'Twas the Date Before Christmas," "Holiday Crashers," and "Scouting for Christmas" became the Top 3 entertainment cable programs of the week among Households, Total Viewers, and Women and Persons 18+.

[10/22/24 - 03:00 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for 6th Consecutive Week
Season to date, "Nightline" is up in Total Viewers (+2% - 989,000 vs. 958,000) versus the comparable weeks last season, posting its largest Total Viewer audience in 5 years - since the 2019-2020 season.